Unit 6A

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I drew my first elk tag ever, in only my second year of hunting period. It's the early archery hunt. I'm going with a old friend that is more of a tree stand/ water hole hunter. I like to get some boots to the ground, and get away from the crowds. Not looking for a honey hole or e-scouting, but I need a little help since I'll be driving 8 hours from California just to scout.

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6A has around 3800 elk tags a year between all the hunts. Elk get pushed all over. Quality has slipped a ton in the last 10 years. Nothing you can do about the tag numbers this year, but please kill every coyote you see. Hike at least 10 miles a day for 7+ days and you will have decent odds of killing.

Also be prepared to call Operation Game Theft 1-800-352-0700, lots of illegal activity in 6A.

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I had this hunt last yr, what I found is 90% of the hunters stay real close to the roads. With that said, there are roads everywhere but find some of the more inaccessible roads/areas and you will find elk. We were in elk everyday and good bugling activity. I had my opportunities to kill a couple big Bulls but I couldn't shoot straight! I thought it was a great hunt once u get away from the crowds.

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I hunted it last year. Virgin elk hunt. I'm 100% full fledged hooked due to this hunt. Sent you a pm. Last year there were a couple guys on here that really helped me out (thank you guys for that). Although they didn't give me gps coordinates (which I appreciate), they helped a ton with general confidence and tactics. Sent you a pm.

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